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At-a-Glance Schedule 3Introduction UTEP President Diana Natalicio 4UTEP and El Paso Facts 5Border Tour 6 Keynote Speaker 7UTEP Map 8Conference Schedule Day By Day Saturday June 25 Schedule 9 Sunday June 26 Schedule 9 Monday June 27 Schedule 13 Tuesday June 28 Schedule 15COCE Acknowledgements 19

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SATURDAY, JUNE 25

4:00 – 7:00 pm Open registration6:00 – 7:00 pm Reception, UTEP Chihuahuan Desert Gardens7:00 – 8:30 pm Dinner, El Paso Natural Gas Conference Center Introduction and Welcome to UTEP and El Paso, Dr. Frank G. Pérez & Dr. Richard Pineda, Dept. of Communication

SUNDAY, JUNE 26

8:00 -9:00 am Registration and Continental Breakfast provided at Tomás Rivera Conference Center (TRCC)9:00 – 10:10 am Panels A & B10:30 – 11:40 am Panels A & B11:40 – 1:30 pm Performance & Lunch provided at TRCC1:30 – 2:40 pm Panels A & B3:00 – 4:10 pm Panels A & B4:30 – 5:40 pm Panels A & B5:40 – 7:30 pm Dinner on own7:30 – 8:40 pm Garden Chat, Chihuahuan Desert Gardens

MONDAY, JUNE 27

Breakfast on own7:30 am Pickup at Hilton Garden hotel for optional tour of border area12:00 pm – 12:45 pm Lunch at local Mexican restaurant for Border Tour participants Lunch on own for non-tour conference participants 1:00 – 2:10 pm Panels A & B2:30 – 3:40 pm Panels A & B4:00 – 5:10 pm Panels A & B5:30 – 7:00 pm Business Meeting: IECA & COCE 20137:00 – 8:30 pm Dinner provided at TRCC Dr. Patricia Witherspoon, Dean of the College of Liberal Arts Keynote address, by El Paso County Judge Veronica Escobar

TUESDAY, JUNE 28

8:00 – 9:00 am Continental breakfast provided at TRCC9:00 – 10:10 am Garden Chat at Chihuahuan Desert Gardens & Panel B10:30 – 11:40 am Panels A & B12:00 pm Conference conclusion, lunch on own

AT-A-GLANCE SCHEDULE

NOTE: Online sessions are offered for specific panels on Sunday, June 25 and during IECA business meetings. For all sessions broadcast online, online users may join panels as specified in the program via the below link. Users should enter their first and last names to join the conference panels or IECA business meetings: https://sas.elluminate.com/m.jnlp?sid=2008287&password=M.30398E4961C78BE560B8D3008E407F

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INTRODUCTION

Welcome to UTEP!

It is my great pleasure to welcome you to The University of Texas at El Paso for the 11th Biennial Conference on Communication, hosted this year by the UTEP Department of Communication.

UTEP is located in one of the largest binational communities in the world, a few hundred yards from the Rio Grande and our sister city Ciudad Juárez, México. With 22,000 students, UTEP is the largest university in the United States with a Mexican-American majority (75%) student population. Our robust research portfolio and increasing number of competitive doctoral programs — along with our staunch commitment to provide both access and excellence in higher education to the Paso del Norte region we serve — have positioned UTEP to become the first national research (Tier One) university with a 21st century student demographic.

UTEP is the ideal venue for this year’s conference focusing on Environmental Justice in International Contexts. Located in an environment with a binational airshed and watershed, UTEP is a leader in the U.S.-Mexico border-related research and educational programs. Our physical location provides a unique vantage point for conference participants to expand their understanding of both border culture and a border environment.

The conference’s theme on environmental justice in international contexts is both relevant and timely, given the transnational character of today’s global environment. The discussions of environmental issues along the U.S.-Mexico border, as well as the interconnected nature of border politics and economics, will be germane to the national and international discourse on environmental challenges in countries such as Sweden, Portugal, Indonesia, Brazil, Panama, Colombia, Germany, South Africa and Australia.

I hope your participation in the conference proves enlightening and inspiring, and we thank you for your contributions to its success. All of us at UTEP are delighted to have you with us.

Sincerely yours,

Diana NatalicioPresident

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UTEP AND EL PASO FACTS

UTEP, formerly known as The Texas State School 0f Mines and Metallurgy enrolled 27 students on opening day, September 23, 1914.

The University of Texas at El Paso became the official name of the university on March 13, 1967.

The University of Texas at El Paso architecture has been shaped by Bhutan, the last of the three Forbidden Kingdoms hidden deep in the Himalayas, between the great Tibetan plateau and the plains of India. The inspiration for its architecture is credited to Kathleen Worrell, wife of the School’s first dean, who was fascinated with an 88-page photo-essay on Bhutan that appeared in the April 1914 issue of National Geographic magazine.

El Paso, Texas, was first established in 1850, with San Elizario serving as the first county seat. The city has since flourished into a metropolitan area with a population of more than 700,000 people.

The City of El Paso is the fifth largest city in Texas and the 23rd largest city in the United States.

For two years El Paso was ranked second on the list of America’s Safest Cities(list compiled by Morgan Quitno, Kansas-based publishing and research company) and in 2010 El Paso was named the city with the lowest crime rate in the United States with a population of over 500,000 residents (CQ Press).

The El Paso star is 459 feet in length and 278 feet in width. It has 459 light bulbs and can be seen for 100 miles from the air and for 30 miles on the ground.

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Tour Stops Along the U.S.-Mexico Border: Río Bosque, Chamizal, Asarco, Río Grande River Park (Upper Valley).

RÍO BOSQUE WETLANDS PARK

tour led by John Sproul

Rio Bosque Wetlands Park is a 372-acre City of El Paso park the University of Texas at El Paso manages through its Center for Environmental Resource Management. It is located in southeast El Paso county near the town of Socorro, Texas. The park is enclosed by irrigation canals and drains on three sides, and the western boundary of the park lies adjacent to the Rio Grande, which forms the international border between the U.S. and Mexico. Wetlands and riverside forests once graced the banks of the Rio Grande in the Paso del Norte region. They were the most productive natural habitats in the region, but today they are virtually gone. At Río Bosque, the environment is still changing, but in a new way. A partnership is working to bring back meaningful examples of the unique and valuable ecosystems once found in our river valley.

CHAMIZAL NATIONAL PARK

“The Chamizal National Park is a 55 acre national memorial that features art galleries, a theater, and an amphitheatre. In 1966, Congress established Chamizal National Memorial to commemorate the Chamizal Convention (treaty) of 1963. The Chamizal treaty finally ended a long-standing border dispute between the U.S. and Mexico. In 1963 U.S. President John F. Kennedy and Mexican President Adolfo López Mateos met to discuss the “Chamizal Issue” and through diplomatic negotiations, they solved the Chamizal Issue with the signing of the Chamizal Treaty. Today, the memorial commemorates the diplomatic resolution of the long-standing Chamizal boundary dispute between the U.S. and Mexico. Chamizal National Memorial flies both the U.S. and Mexican flag to preserve the sentiment behind the Chamizal Treaty. The memorial provides a center to present activities that celebrate cultural exchange.

ASARCO

The American Smelting and Refinery Company (ASARCO) is a 120-year-old smelter, where metals were once extracted from ore and is located in between the Río Grande and the University of Texas at El Paso. The company was once a pillar of El Paso’s economy however, what remains is a site, which is contaminated with lead, arsenic, cadmium, chromium, selenium and zinc. Although the smelter shut down in 1999, Asarco sought to renew its air emissions permit to resume operations. Widespread opposition in El Paso and across the river in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, became a case study of the community’s fight for environmental justice. The City of El Paso, along with support from various civic, governmental and community members, stands strong in its resolve against the reopening of ASARCO. The city of El Paso is currently undergoing plans for tearing the plant down as well as remediating the surrounding land.

RIO GRANDE RIVERPARK TRAIL SYSTEM

The Rio Grande Riverpark and Trail System is planned to meander along the banks of the Rio Grande. The trail begins at the New Mexico state line near Vinton and extends southward for 32 miles to Tornillo, near the Hudspeth County line. It is a multi-use trail and open space network along the entire length of the Rio Grande as it flows through the El Paso region. The $30 million project is a joint effort between the City of El Paso and the County of El Paso, with most of its funding coming through grants from the National Park Service, Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission, the Texas Department of Transportation and the Paso del Norte Health Foundation.

THANKS TO: John Sproul, Roberto Puga, Steve Ortega, Richard Pineda, and Luzmarina García for their contributions in organizing this tour.

BORDER TOUR

MAKE SURE TO WEAR COMFORTABLE CLOTHES AND WALKING SHOES

7:30 am Meet at Hilton Garden Inn Hotel Lobby7:45 am Depart for Tour7:45 am – 8:30 am Drive along U.S.-Mexico Border (Border Freeway)8:30 am – 9:15 am Tour of Río Bosque Wetlands Park9:45 am – 10:00 am Brief Tour of the Chamizal National Park10:30 am – 11:30 am Tour of ASARCO11:30 am – 12:00 pm Brief Tour of Río Grande Riverpark System (New Mexico)12:00 pm – 12:45 pm Lunch at local Mexican Restaurant12: 45 pm – 1:00 pm Return to UTEP campus/Hilton Garden Inn

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VERONICA ESCOBAR

VERONICA ESCOBAR was sworn in as El Paso County Judge on January 1, 2011. She works on issues related to healthcare, including healthcare policy, mental health, University Medical Center and the successful effort to create El Paso’s first Children’s Hospital; economic development; downtown revitalization; Border policy; nature tourism; and, government consolidation.

Escobar received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1991 from the University of Texas at El Paso, and a Master of Arts degree from New York University in 1993. She has spent her professional life working for non-profits, in education, and more recently in politics, public policy research and local government (she served as Communications Director for Mayor Raymond C. Caballero from 2001-2003 and as Precinct 2 County Commissioner from 2006-2010).

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Her civic involvement has included participation in such organizations as the Hispanic Leadership Institute, Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center, the Border Rights Coalition, El Paso Now!, the Women’s Political Action Committee of El Paso, Community Scholars and the Border Network for Human Rights. She has been the recipient of the CYnergy Fellowship award (Civic Youth Energy), the “Women of Integrity” award given by Women for an Ethical El Paso, and the “Elected Official of the Year” Award given by the National Association of Social Workers, Texas Chapter, El Paso Branch, the “Human Rights Safe Communities” award given by the Border Network for Human Rights and the “Elected Official of the Year” presented to her by the Rio Grande Council of Governments.

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UTEP MAP

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SATURDAY, JUNE 25

4:00 – 7:00 pm Open registration6:00 – 7:00 pm Reception, UTEP Chihuahuan Desert Gardens sponsored by Taylor & Francis

7:00 – 8:30 pm Dinner, El Paso Natural Gas Conference Center Introduction and Welcome to UTEP and El Paso: Dr. Frank G. Pérez, Chair of the Department of Communication Dr. Richard Pineda, Associate Director of the Sam Donaldson Center for

SUNDAY, JUNE 26

9:00 – 10:10 am Panels A & B

Panel A, University Suite: Global Issues and Perspectives in Environmental Change (Available via Elluminate)Chair: Danielle Endres, University of Utah

Mapping Risk: E-waste, Cyberisk, and the Digital Divide Sabine LeBel, York University“It’s More Than Planting Trees, It’s Planting Ideas”: The Rhetorical Power Of Bodies In Kenya’s Green Belt Movement Kathleen Hunt, University of UtahPerceptions Of Reusable Bag Use In Panama: A Formative Evaluation And Recommendations For Communication Strategies Jennifer Kane & Monique Mitchell Turner, University of Maryland, College Park Francisco Fong, María del Carmen Ruiz Jaén, Saskia Santamaría, Raúl Chang, Panamá Más Verde Dialogue And Agenda: Communication Challenges Faced By Traditional Peoples And Communities In The Brazilian Amazon Thaís Brianezi, Daniel Fonseca de Andrade, & Marcos Sorrentino, University of São Paulo

Panel B, Templeton Suite: Recipes for Natural Resource Policy: The Economics, Politics and Science SoupChair: Andrea Feldpausch-Paker, Texas A & M University

Wind Energy: Political and Economic Spin Fueled by Science Kaitlyn M. Dawson, Andrea M. Feldpausch-Parker, & Tarla Rai Peterson, Texas A & M UniversityConstructing a Free-Flowing River: How Economics and Politics Shape Best Management Practices Cristi C. Horton, Texas A & M UniversityE. coli Wars: Potential Social Ramifications of “Natural” Pollution Israel D. Parker & Andrea M. Feldpausch-Parker, Texas A & M UniversityBanned: How International Politics and Economic Disparity Impact the Science Behind Sea Turtle Conservation Michael J. Liles & Tarla Rai Peterson, Texas A & M UniversityWho’s the Real Scientist?: Politicizing the Science Behind Whooping Crane Management Leigh A. Bernacchi & Chara J. Ragland, Texas A & M University

2011 CONFERENCE ON COMMUNICATION AND THE ENVIRONMENTCONFERENCE SCHEDULE DAY BY DAY

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10:30 – 11:40 am Panels A & B

Panel A, University Suite: Media, Advertising, and Campaigns (Available via Elluminate)Chair & Translator: Luzmarina García, University of Texas at El Paso

Toxic Vortices: Environmental Justice Perspectives on Media Coverage of Hurricane Katrina and the BP Oil Blowout Russell Stockard Jr., California Lutheran UniversityComunicación, Educación y Medio Ambiente: Una Relación Visible para el Otro Desarrollo Ana María Guerrero, Corporación Universitaria Minuto de Dios, BogotáEnvironmental Knowledge, Values, Attitudes, and Behavior in Paso del Norte: Implications for Environmental Communication Campaigns Lorena Mondragón, University of Texas at El PasoMessage In A Bottle: How Coca-Cola India Presents Itself As Environmentally Sustainable Tonya Frizzell, Royal Roads UniversityToward an Ethical Framework for the Evaluation of Environmental Advertising Lee Ahern, Penn State University

Panel B, Templeton Suite: Tourism, Border Issues, and Nuclear ControversyChair: Carlos Tarin, University of Utah

Engaging Visitors in Climate Change Communication at Popular Tourist Destinations: A Case Study of Southern Florida’s National Parks and Wildlife Refuges Caroline A. Beard, Colorado State UniversityAn Atomic Tourist in New Mexico: Place, Space, and the Rhetorical Environment at Trinity Site Richard D. Pineda, University of Texas at El PasoSacred Land or National Sacrifice Zone: The Role of Polysemous Values in the Yucca Mountain Controversy Danielle Endres, University of UtahDo Environmental Issues Play a Role in the Decision for Cross-Border Cooperation?: The case of Saxon and Czech SME Tina Obermeit, Chemnitz University of Technology

11:45 am – 12:30 pm Lunch provided at TRCC IECA Board of Directors Meeting, University Suite (also available via Elluminate)

12:30 – 1:30 pm Performance by Susanna Bunny LeBaron, TRCC Introduction Jonny Gray, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Performance: “Many Returns of the Day”, by Susannah Bunny LeBaron, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale

1:30 – 2:40 pm Panels A & B

Panel A, University Suite: Environmental Justice Perspectives (Available via Elluminate)Chair: Steve Schwarze, University of Montana

The Populist Argumentative Frame in the Environmental Vision of Van Jones JiangBo HuangFu & Ross Singer, Southern Illinois University-CarbondaleLooking Both Ways: The Intersection of Climate Justice and Reproductive Justice and the Implications of Rhetorical Alignment of Social Movement Concerns Kathleen M. de Onis, University of MontanaGreening Climate Justice Through More Color: Latinas and the Green Movement Erin Drake, Colorado State UniversityPlease Don’t Waste Me: Majora Carter’s “Greening the Ghetto” TED Talk Joseph Clark, Florida State University

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Panel B, Templeton Suite: Building Bridges through International “Pride” Campaigns: Case Studies of Environmental Social Marketing in Local Contexts, Part 1Chair: Richard Pineda, University of Texas at El Paso Spanish-Language Pride Campaigns in México, Argentina, and Watershed Areas in the Andes Frank G. Pérez, University of Texas at El PasoCampaigning for Environmental Conservation: An Ethnographic Investigation of Indonesia’s Contemporary Cultural System Anthony M. Jimenez, University of Texas at El PasoRare in Indonesia: Building Bridges and Relationships with Communities and Environmental Advocacy Alejandra Diaz, University of Texas at El PasoEnvironmental Campaigns in Indonesia: The Use of Visual Elements in Local Campaigns Sara Sánchez, University of Texas at El Paso“Dangdut is the Music of My Country”: A Look at the Use of Traditional and Popular Music in Environmental Campaigns in Indonesia and Malaysia Crystal Segura, University of Texas at El PasoRare Conservation: Organizing for Environmental Change Carlos Tarin, University of Utah

3:00 – 4:10 pm Panels A & B

Panel A, University Suite: International Journalistic Endeavors, Media Coverage and the Environment (Available via Elluminate)Chair: Tom Ruggiero, University of Texas at El Paso

Mass-Media Coverage of Climate Change in Peru: Framing and the Role of Foreign Voices Bruno Takahashi & Mark Meisner, State University of New YorkPredicting Journalists’ Attitudes Toward the BP Oil Spill: Community Structure, Ideology, and Professional Roles Brendan R. Watson, University of North Carolina at Chapel HillNuclear Radiation is Good for You: The Poetics of Radioactive Mutation in Hollywood Eduardo Barrera, University of Texas at El PasoMediated Invisibility and Political Engagement Libby Lester, University of Tasmania

Panel B, Templeton Suite: Building Bridges through International “Pride” Campaigns: Case Studies of Environmental Social Marketing in Local Contexts, Part 2Chair & Translator: Stacey K. Sowards, University of Texas at El Paso Pride Campaign for Halimun-Salak Mountain National Park, West Java, Indonesia Nani Saptariani, Rimbawan Muda Indonesia (RMI)Pride Campaign for Ujung Kulon National Park, Banten Province, Indonesia Indra Harwanto, Ujung Kulon National Park OfficeCase Studies of Rare’s Pride Campaigns: Measuring Campaign Success Jacob Barde, Salvador Flores, Karina Enriquez, Michael Martinez, Elida Portillo, Araceli Puente, Daniel Reyna & Robert Blanchette, University of Texas at El Paso

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4:30 – 5:40 pm Panels A & B

Panel A, University Suite: International Discourses and Environmental Conflicts (Available via Elluminate)Chair: Sarah Upton, University of New Mexico

Pluralism, Community Voices, and Emergency Response Procedures: Assessing What Went Wrong in Coraopolis Ann D. Jabro, Robert Morris UniversityASARCO Controversies and Environmental Justice Luzmarina García, University of Texas at El PasoEnvironment and Violent Conflicts across Borders: Opportunities for Justice and Conciliation Nadarajah Sriskandarajah, Swedish University of Agricultural SciencesTransforming a Resource Extraction Conflict in Suriname Karina C. Mullen, Colorado State University

Panel B, Templeton Suite: Theoretical Perspectives on Nature/CultureChair: Tracy Marafiote, SUNY Fredonia

Techno-Scientific Control or Apocalypse? Media Visions of Human Relationships with Nature Anabela Carvalho, University of MinhoIntrinsic Value as an Avenue for Introducing Material Aspects into Critical Communication Research Mark DeLaurier, Washington State UniversityHoneybee Colony Collapse: Mediated Construction of Rhetorical Situation Kurt Stavenhagen, Syracuse UniversitySecurity Creep: A Critical Sketch of Anglo-American Climate Security Discourse Chris Russill, Carleton University

5:40 pm Dinner on own

7:30 – 8:40 pm Evening Garden Chat

Chihuahuan Desert Gardens: Environmental Dialectics: Exploring the Material-Symbolic Tensions of Human-Nature RelationsThe Gynocentric-Androcentric Dialectic: Gendered Conceptualizations of Nature in Ocean and Forest Contexts Elizabeth Dickinson, Salem College Tema Milstein, University of New MexicoAnimal-Human Dialectics: Toward a Rhetoric of Behaviorism Emily Plec, Western Oregon UniversityMach’s Principle, Phenomenological Dialectics, and Environmental Communication William Kinsella, North Carolina State UniversityDialectics and Disruption: Challenging Systems of Meaning through Symbols of Hegemony and Nature Valerie Thatcher, University of Texas at Austin

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MONDAY, JUNE 27

7:00 am Breakfast on own (for tour and non-tour participants)7:30 am Meet at Hilton Garden Inn Hotel Lobby7:45 am – 8:30 am Drive along U.S.-Mexico Border (Border Freeway)8:30 am – 9:15 am Tour of Río Bosque Wetlands Park9:45 am – 10:00 am Brief Tour of the Chamizal National Park10:30 am – 11:30 am Tour of ASARCO11:30 am – 12:00 pm Brief Tour of Río Grande Riverpark System (in New Mexico)12:00 pm – 12:45 pm Lunch at local Mexican Restaurant12: 45 pm – 1:00 pm Return to UTEP campus/Hilton Garden Inn

(Lunch on own for non-tour conference participants)1:00 – 2:10 pm Panels A & B

Panel A, University Suite: Borders: Constructed, Conflicted and Crossed in Natural Resource ManagementChair: Nadarajah Sriskandarajah, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

Wild Boar and Borders: Communication and Coordination Dilemmas in Swedish Game Management Lars Hallgren, Elin Ångman, & Per Haglind, Swedish University of Agricultural SciencesTransgressing the Boundaries of Predetermined Stakeholder Positions (via Skype) Helena Nordström Källström & Hans Peter Hansen, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences “You Do Not Believe It” – Re-viewing Natural Resource Management Conflict as the Process of Co-constructed Decrease of Trust to Social Interaction Lars Hallgren, Elin Ångman & Per Haglind, Swedish University of Agricultural SciencesSocial & Political Legitimacy of Nature Resource Management: The Creation of Community Agoras in Rural Sweden Nadarajah Sriskandarajah & Hans Peter Hansen, Swedish University of Agricultural SciencesDiscursive Unconsciousness in the Implementation of Swedish Natural Resource Management Policy: Investigating Co-construction of Participation Lotten Westburg, Elin Ångman, Hanna L Bergeå, & Lars Hallgren, Swedish University of Agricultural SciencesNational Park Management in Nicaragua: Systemic Action Research as methodology for enabling cross border communication Alex R. Arévalo Vásquez Nadarajah Sriskandarajah, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences Panel B , Templeton Suite: Climate Change Communication and Practical Action: Influencing Change Locally and GloballyChair: Miriah Russo, Oregon State University

Practical Strategies for Effectively Communicating Climate Change with the American Public Miriah Russo, Oregon State University350.org: A Case Study of an International Web-Initiated Environmental Movement Andrea M. Feldpausch-Parker, Leigh A. Bernacchi, Israel D. Parker, & Tarla Rai Peterson, Texas A & M UniversityExploring the Impact of Media Messages about Climate Change Action Susanna Priest & Ted Greenhalgh, University of Nevada, Las VegasDialogue, Deliberation, and Innovation: Procedural Resilience in the 2010 Climate Change Negotiations Gregg B. Walker, Oregon State University

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2:30 – 3:40 pm Panels A & B

Panel A, University Suite: Environmental Discourse through Place, Literature, and Music Chair: Tracy Marafiote, SUNY Fredonia

Constructing Contemporary Senses of Place: The Politics of Memory in Appalachia Tom Bowers, Northern Kentucky UniversityUnearthing the Feminine: Yin/Yang Spirals in Rider Haggard’s King Solomon’s Mines Jorge Gómez, University of Texas at El PasoStories that “Make Sense”: Is Nature Writing an Oxymoron? Julie Kalil Schutten, Northern Arizona UniversityUnfolding Paper Cranes: Nature Writing and Rhetoric through a Single Experience Leigh A. Bernacchi, Texas A&M UniversityEnvironmental Discourse in Popular Music Roberto Avant-Mier, University of Texas at El Paso

Panel B, Templeton Suite: Climate Change and Community EngagementChair: Lorena Mondragón, University of Texas at El Paso

Local Warming: Daily Temperature Change Influences Belief in Global Warming (via Skype) Lisa Zaval, Ye Li, & Eric J. Johnson, Columbia UniversityRadical Optimism: Expanding Visions of Climate Politics in Alternative Media Shane Gunster, Simon Fraser UniversityDrowning in the Depths of Climate Change: An Exploration of Polar Bear Rhetoric Gloria Bebber, University of Texas at El PasoA Comparative Look at Sources of Support for Environmental Causes and Their Influence on the Future of the Environmental Justice Movement Kevin J. Calderwood, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Richard S. Flores, University of Texas at El Paso

4:00 – 5:10 pm Panels A & B

Panel A, University Suite: Attitudes, Behavior, and Environmental Social ChangeChair: Anthony Jimenez, University of Texas at El Paso Predicting Environmental and Health Behavioral Intentions: A Test of Persuasive Hope Theory Amy E. Chadwick, Ohio UniversityDo Actions Bespeak Words? Environmental Attitudes and Lifestyle Politics Justin Rolfe-Redding, George Mason UniversityDo Wealthy Women Make Better Environmentalists?: Green Consumerism in the Media and its Effect on Feminist Solidarity Alexandra Nutter Smith, Penn State UniversityMythic Fragments & Environmental Activists: Rhetorical and Mythic Justifications for the Locavore Movement Justin Eckstein, University of Denver Sarah Partlow-Lefevre, Idaho State University

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Panel B, Templeton Suite: Spanning Intellectual, Institutional, and Community Boundaries to Manage Environmental and Sustainability Problems Chair: Laura Lindenfeld, University of Maine

Linking Knowledge with Action: Crossing University-Community Boundaries to Build and Study Solutions-Oriented Partnerships Laura Lindenfeld, University of Maine (presenter) K. P. Bell, J. Leahy, L. Silka, K. Hutchins, University of MaineCollaboration and Complexity: Using Knowledge Action Systems (KAS) Research to Cross Disciplinary Boundaries in a Sustainability Science Research Portfolio Bridie McGreavy, University of Maine (presenter) L. Lindenfeld, L. Silka, D. Hall, A. Sutton, K. Hutchins, H. Smith, M. Quartuch, C. Budzinski, L. Utley, A. Becker, N. Kacer, M. Richards, L. Thornbrough, University of MaineFacilitating Organizational Innovation: Strengthening Maine’s Sustainability Solutions Network through Communication Research Colleen Budzinski & Linda Silka, University of Maine (presenters) L. Lindenfeld, University of MaineLessons from Original Liaisons: Connecting Environmental Communication Research with Cooperative Extension Practices Damon M. Hall, University of Maine (presenter) John Jemison & Cathy Elliott, University of Maine Cooperative Extension

5:30 – 7:00 pm IECA Business Meeting #1, University Suite (also available via Elluminate)

7:00 – 8:30 pm Dinner provided at Tomás Rivera Conference Center Dr. Patricia Witherspoon, Dean of the College of Liberal Arts Keynote address, by El Paso County Judge Veronica Escobar

TUESDAY, JUNE 28

8:00 – 9:00 am Continental breakfast provided at UTEP campus IECA Business Meeting #2, University Suite (also available via Elluminate)

9:00 – 10:10 am Panels A & B

Panel A, Chihuahuan Desert Gardens Garden Chat: Straddling Pedagogical Borders Within Environmental Communication and Between Other Disciplines

Teaching to Connect: Environmental Communication Within and Across Disciplines Julie Kalil Schutten, Northern Arizona UniversityNegotiating Student Boundaries: Teaching Environmental Communication to Non-Communication Students Danielle Endres, University of UtahEnvironmental Communication is a Ubiquitous Matter and Less so an Evangelical One Damon M. Hall, University of Maine

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Panel B, Templeton Suite: Global Energy Issues: Possibilities for Environmental and Intercultural CommunicationChair: Tina Obermeit, Chemnitz University of Technology

E-Waste Disposal in International Contexts José Argüellez, University of Texas at El PasoThe Communication and Potentiality of a Common Nuclear Power Policy in Europe Kathrin Lena Ramke, Chemnitz University of TechnologyRenewable Energy as a Global Environmental Issue: Possibilities for Global Communication Between Peer Parties Markus Pellegrini, Chemnitz University of TechnologyThe Green City: A Vision for the Future? Kathleen Mueller & Ivan Tchernook, Chemnitz University of Technology

10:30 – 11:40 am Panels A & B

Panel A, University Suite: Politics of Food and the EnvironmentChair: Roberto Avant-Mier, University of Texas at El Paso

Consumers as Oppressors: The Politics of Food on the Mexico/U.S. Border Sarah Upton, University of New MexicoWhat’s for Lunch? A Rhetorical Inquiry into the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) Justin Eckstein, University of DenverYou are What You Eat: The Struggle Between Economic Circumstances and Food Choice Arthur A. Aguirre, University of Texas at El PasoFarmers as Legitimate Participants within Environmental Decision Making? Downplaying and Discursive Closure as Communicative Strategies for Meeting Farmer Initiatives (via Skype) Hanna L. Bergeå, Elvira Caselunghe &Helena Nordström Källström, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

Panel B, Templeton Suite: Organizational Responses to Environmental Problems in International ContextsChair: Klaus-Peter Schulz, Chemnitz University of Technology

The Effectiveness of Intercultural Communication and Differential Emotional Labor Propensities in an Enviornmental Disaster Like the BP Oil Spill Bradley Mendelowitz, University of the WitwatersrandHydraulic Fracturing and Environmental Effects: Understanding Public Perception through Cultivation Theory Adriana Salas & María del Mar Salazar, University of Texas at El PasoVisual Environmental Communication in Germany After the Nuclear Reactor Disaster in Fukushima: A Qualitative Pictorial Analysis of Articles in Online Newspapers Anja Weller & Julien Bucher, Chemnitz University of TechnologyPublic Expectations about an Organisations Stance in Crisis Communication Based on Perceived Leadership Styles in Water Demand Management: A Case Study from South Africa Althea Jansen Moodley, University of the Witwatersrand

12:00 pm Conference conclusion, lunch on own

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Muting the Voice of the Local in the Age of the Global: How Communication Practices Compromised Public Participation in India’s Allain Dunhangan Environmental Impact AssessmentTerri Martin 171 – 193

Heidegger and Being at the Hanford Reservation: Standing Reserve, Enframing, and Environmental Communication TheoryWilliam J. Kinsella 194 – 217

Rhetorical Landscapes as Epistemic: Revisiting Aldo Leopold’s A Sand County AlmanacBarbara E. Willard 218 – 235

PRAXISPedagogical ReflectionTeaching Amid Despair: Global Warming and Israeli Wars on LebanonRania Masri 236 – 242

Book ReviewPerforming Nature/Nature Performed: A Review of Environmental Performance Praxis and TheoryJonathan M. Gray 243 – 250

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